Checkbot review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Chrome extension that crawls a site for SEO, speed and security issues
Checkbot report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 23, 2026
Best for crawling a small site for SEO problems in Chrome
Checkbot crawls a site from your own Chrome and checks its pages against 50+ SEO, speed and security rules, such as broken links, duplicate titles and redirect chains. The free plan stops at 100 URLs per crawl and shows ads, Professional is $10 a month on yearly billing, and it doesn't run JavaScript, so anything a script adds to a page goes untested.
Who Checkbot is for
- Fits if you check a site of under 100 URLs for broken links and bad markup before launch
- Works for developers testing a staging or localhost site, on the paid plan
Who Checkbot is not for
- Tight if your site runs past 100 URLs, as the free plan stops there and shows ads
- Watch out: it doesn't run JavaScript, so content added by scripts isn't checked
- Watch out: CSV and PDF exports, localhost and password-protected crawls all need Professional
- Pricey if you pay month to month, at $15 against $10 billed yearly, and a plan covers one person
- Not for you if you're not on Chrome, as the FAQ says there's no other browser version
Why Checkbot gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for moneyProfessional is $10 a month billed yearly ($120), or $15 month to month, for one person on any number of devices. That's right on this category's cheaper-quarter line, though 30 of its 35 tools cost nothing.
- CFree plan and trialBasic is free with unlimited crawls and sites, but it stops at 100 URLs per crawl and shows ads. A small brochure site fits; most blogs and shops won't, and exports and localhost crawls need Professional.
- CFeaturesSite-wide crawls scored on 50+ SEO, speed and security rules, crawl filters, single-page rechecks and, on Professional, PDF and CSV reports. The gap the listing names: it doesn't execute JavaScript, so content added by scripts isn't tested.
- BEase of useNo rating on record, but nothing to set up: type a start URL and the crawl runs in your browser, with a help note on each problem it flags.
- CPlatforms and integrationsChrome only, so computers only; the FAQ says there's no Firefox or other browser version. No integrations or API are listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Checkbot's own pages and its Chrome Web Store listing on 23 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Checkbot's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 3 of the 34 other SEO browser extensions we grade.
It stands best on ease of use (B, above 3 of 34) and worst on platforms and integrations (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $10 a month, against a middle price of $12 for the category: 1 of the 3 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 2 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 35 SEO browser extensions we grade, cut by the letter each got. Checkbot’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 2 of 34, level with 1
- CFree plan and trialAbove 2 of 34, level with 1
- CFeaturesAbove 14 of 34, level with 18
- BEase of useAbove 3 of 34, level with 31
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 34, level with 32
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 34 SEO browser extensions. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Checkbot, or make your own?
Keep it
Nothing Checkbot does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 2 things listed below take a company.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 31 of the 34 other SEO browser extensions grade higher. It costs $120 a year.
What you could not
- A crawler that checks every page of a site.
- Speed tests run from real browsers on a schedule.
What this rests on. Checkbot’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Checkbot?
Checkbot is a Chrome extension that crawls a website from your own computer and tests its pages against more than 50 SEO, speed and security rules, such as broken links, duplicate titles, invalid HTML, redirect chains and missing security headers. The free version checks up to 100 URLs per crawl; the paid Professional plan raises that to 10,000 and adds localhost crawling and CSV and PDF exports.
Worth knowing
- It runs only in Google Chrome; the FAQ says there is no Firefox or other browser version.
- The free plan stops at 100 URLs per crawl and shows ads; localhost crawls and exports need Professional.
- It does not execute JavaScript while crawling, so content added by scripts is not tested.
- A subscription covers one person; new customers can get a full refund within 14 days.
Key features
- Site-wide crawl
- Crawls hundreds of pages at once from a start URL and scores them against 50+ rules drawn from Google, Mozilla and W3C guidance.
- SEO checks
- Finds broken links, missing or long titles and descriptions, duplicate content, canonical problems, missing image alt text, temporary redirects and sitemap issues.
- Speed and security checks
- Flags redirect chains, unminified or render-blocking CSS and JavaScript and missing caching or compression, plus HTTPS, mixed content and security header gaps.
- Staging and localhost sites
- Crawling runs on your own machine, so the paid plan can test localhost, private-network and HTTP Auth password-protected sites.
- Crawl filters and quick rechecks
- Limit a crawl by subdomain, folder, depth, pattern or file type, and recrawl a single page to confirm a fix.
- PDF reports and CSV export
- The Professional plan exports problem lists to CSV in bulk and produces PDF summary reports for clients or teammates.
Checkbot pricing
As of Oct 23, 2026, Checkbot has a free plan, and paid plans start at $10 per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $10 per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Basic plan: 100 URLs per crawl, unlimited crawls and unlimited sites, with ads.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $0 | For small sites: 100 URLs per crawl, unlimited crawls and sites, ad supported. |
| Professional | $10per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly) | One user on any number of devices: 10,000 URLs per crawl, no ads, localhost and password-protected crawls, PDF reports and CSV export. |
Read from checkbot.io on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Checkbot before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave 33% with yearly billing
Checkbot's pricing section lists Professional at $120 a year ($10 a month) instead of $15 billed monthly, a 33% saving.
Stated on checkbot.io
Checkbot alternatives
- Checkbot vs Screaming Frog SEO Spider
Free plan · from $279/yr
- Checkbot vs Sitebulb
Free trial · from $18/mo
- Checkbot vs SEO Site Checkup
Free trial · from $29/mo
- Checkbot vs Check My Links
Free plan · from $29 one-time
Common questions
Does Checkbot have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Checkbot is listed for no platform we could confirm.
Does Checkbot have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Checkbot is listed for no platform we could confirm.
Is Checkbot open source?
Checkbot is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 23, 2026.